Visiting Pompeii is like walking down a street and suddenly making a leap backward in time. As you walk down its stone streets, everything is preserved remarkably well due to being buried under volacnic ash. If it weren't for the lack of ancient Roman attire, it feels like you could be walking amongst the Romans. My favorite sights of Pompeii include the bathouse, amphitheater, town center, and the plaster casts of the bodies. Another thing I found interesting about Pompeii is that even back then, brothels existed. In its prime, Pompeii was a city on the water and a major trading location. Therefore, brothels were popular. To overcome language barriers, there were images painted inside the brothel, and the men who didn't speak the native language could point at what service they wanted. I found it interesting to see how far back prostitution runs.
by leopardgrrrl88 on July 21, 2005
Pompeii
Between Naploi and Sorrento Rome, Italy